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Attribute
Jordan
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Qatar
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Geography
Area (km²)89,34211,586
ContinentAsiaAsia
Land area (km²)88,80211,586
Water area (km²)5400
Land boundaries (km)1,74487
Border countries
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • West Bank
  • Saudi Arabia
Coastline (km)26563
Mean elevation (m)81228
Lowest point (m)-4310
Highest point (m)1,854103
People
Population10,820,6442,444,174
Official languages
  • Arabic
  • Arabic
ReligionMuslimMuslim
Government
Long country nameHashemite Kingdom of JordanState of Qatar
Short country nameJordanQatar
Long local nameAl Mamlakah al Urduniyah al HashimiyahDawlat Qatar
Short local nameAl UrdunQatar
Former name
  • Transjordan
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Government typeParliamentary constitutional monarchyAbsolute monarchy
CapitalAmmanDoha
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)89,000,000,000339,500,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)40,130,000,000166,900,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)21.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)9,200124,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)9.150.2
Labor force2,295,0001,953,000
Unemployment rate (%)18.38.9
Population below poverty line (%)14.2-
Budget revenues (USD)9,462,000,00044,100,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)11,510,000,00053,820,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)4.68-
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)23.626.4
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-5.1-5.8
Public debt (% of GDP)95.953.8
Inflation rate (%)3.30.4
Central bank discount rate (%)3.755
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)8.654.95
Stock of narrow money (USD)14,640,000,00034,710,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)14,640,000,00034,710,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)42,700,000,000246,700,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)24,250,000,000142,600,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-4,257,000,0006,426,000,000
Exports (USD)7,511,000,00067,500,000,000
Imports (USD)18,210,000,00030,770,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)15,560,000,00015,010,000,000
1External debt (USD)29,340,000,000167,800,000,000
National currencyJordanian dinarsQatari rials
National currency (code)JODQAR
National currency (symbol)JD
National currency rate to USD0.713.64



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